The double door leading to the throne room cracked open, and the queens entered," What is wrong, your majesty?" Queen Erica asked.
King Aaron dropped on the throne like he was a lifeless puppet, the queens shared worried glances with the expression ' What is going on?'.
They knew the news had to be terrible judging from the grave expression on King Aaron's face, he looked like his soul had just departed from his body.
Moments later, the werewolf queen, Queen Alyssa's face turned pale as she fixed her gaze on the royal guard, she must have realized what happened.
Oblivious to them, queen mother Irene concealed her presence, especially from the queens who could sense her, and hid behind a pillar. She didn't understand why but there is an odd feeling raising in her heart, it was suffocating. She doesn't want Aaron to know she's here, or he will have her leave.
" Your majesty, please tell us what happened…" After dismissing the guards, Queen Erica walked slowly up to King Aaron and gave his hand a gentle squeeze, managing her strength.
"My wife…she is dead!," King Aaron sobbed as soon as the guard exited the room, shocking Queen Erica.
" Eunice is dead…" he cried.
Looking up at Queen Erica, tears in his eyes, he said, "Those monsters… they… they killed her… Erica, she is dead… what will I do? How will I survive without her?" he sobbed like a child.
The queens had no strength to be jealous, and their tears began to flow like a waterfall. Eunice is like their youngest sister, beautiful and kind, even though she was mother to that brat, they loved her like a sister.
Queen Mother Irene, on the other side of the throne room, as if lightning had struck her world, slid down the wall and clenched her chest, tears streaming down her face.
" Eunice… is… d-dead?"
She quietly left the throne room and headed for Brittany's chamber, only to find her sobbing and questioning the heavens, she almost broke down in tears again.
…
"Grandmother… grandmother" eyes wide as she heard all the queen mother's thoughts, disbelief clouded her face, it really happened? And she… she wasn't the king's daughter?
Irene felt hot drop of water dripping on her hands and she withdrew from her train of thoughts," No Brittany, why - why are you crying?" she panicked.
" Is… Is mother really… really not alive any more?" Brittany choked on her tears.
Incredulity surfaced on the queen mother's face, "No, no, she is very much alive Brittany. She went on a journey… a long journey" her voice laced with dejection when she said the last phrase.
Brittany nodded, knowing grandmother was hiding the truth from her, she didn't ask about her adoption because she couldn't, what if she really was adopted and everyone found out?
She gave Irene a tight hug and cried softly. She was not her mother's daughter. Her "mother" passed away today, and she had no idea why her body had changed.
How could her entire world suddenly turn upside down in such a short period of time? Why were all these happening to her? Why!